Nancy Cooper Frank

I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how many Catholic parishes and power figures have been loudly and openly “fuck this”

The cat looks unimpressed 😻

Over half of all people entering the Cook County Jail system are caregivers to children under 18, and over 60% of caregivers provide support to children under the age of 5

Incarceration of a parent is a recognized as a significant trauma, causing anxiety, depression, PTSD, academic struggles, physical health problems, poverty, and social stigma.

The median annual income for people in prison, before conviction, was 41% less than non-incarcerated peers. The disparity is even greater for Black and women prisoners.

Your donation is more than a toy or a gift for a teen. It’s a tangible connection kids take home as we work to reunite families.

We're about 75 toys & teen gifts to our goal for parents at Cook County Jail. Thank you! Info & ways to donate:

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Reported and blocked

Took my sighting of a coyote yesterday as a sign I need to subscribe. So I did

My monthly medication would exceed $1000 if I had to pay out of pocket. That doesn’t include the cost of seeing my doctor to acquire said meds. Fuck the GOP.

Cassandra at the Wedding
Père Goriot
Evgeny Onegin

"Decker said they’re now seeing cases where ICE agents violate constitutional protections on a daily basis. She and other immigration attorneys advise clients about the rights they should have but warn about the areas where ICE agents have been violating them."

The recommended limit should be NEVER.

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Minneapolis

Eliflessness? I gobbled up her two campus novels, I hope she’s got something new coming out before too long

New York lawmakers seek to block arrests at immigration courthouses U.S. federal agents working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain immigrants and asylum-seekers reporting for immigration court proceedings at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building's U.S. Immigration Court in Manhattan on July 24, 2025. The measure follows thousands of arrests in New York City and elsewhere of those attending immigration court proceedings. [ more › ]

New York lawmakers seek to block arrests at immigration courthouses https://gothamist.com/news/new-york-lawmakers-seek-to-block-arrests-at-immigration-courthouses

Glad to be part of this hearing!

Reminder that not only do library systems have physical media (& many also lend tools, electronics etc), your library card may give you access to streamers Kanopy and Hoopla. We just watched Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of The Rainmaker via a hoopla the other night. Pretty good!

Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It The exact circumstances around the search are not known. But activist Samuel Tunick is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it.

NEW: an activist has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a secretive CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." We uploaded the indictment here: www.404media.co/man-charged-...

Minor life goal unlocked: after 25 years in San Francisco I finally saw my first coyote yesterday, in broad daylight. A big healthy looking one threading its way across four lanes of Geary Boulevard

Massachusetts Church Keeps Anti-ICE Nativity Scene, Defying Diocese Leaders

Leaders of a Catholic church near Boston kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...

"Simply by showing up..."

Sadly, there must be many more such old bastards who love the pain and misery their misgovernment is inflicting on brown people. Identify and shame this monster.

Aleksandra Ekster, theatrical costume.

Actual bluesky challenge: post your favourite work of art from fifty years before you were born:

State agency set to fund San Francisco LGBTQ senior housing project After twice seeing its funding application rejected via a California program, a LGBTQ affordable senior housing project in San Francisco is expected to win approval this month.

After twice seeing its funding application rejected via a California program, a LGBTQ affordable senior housing project in San Francisco is expected to win approval this month. www.ebar.com/story/160962

City College of SF pioneer John Collins dies John “Jack” Collins, Ph.D., a gay man who founded the nation’s first Gay and Lesbian Studies Department at the collegiate level at City College of San Francisco, died October 30 after a brief illness.

John “Jack” Collins, Ph.D., a gay man who founded the nation’s first Gay and Lesbian Studies Department at the collegiate level at City College of San Francisco, died October 30 after a brief illness. www.ebar.com/story/161031

Actual bluesky challenge: post your favourite work of art from fifty years before you were born

How Florida lost track of 30,000 students, a ‘cautionary tale’ for vouchers The state’s auditor general found “a myriad of accountability problems” in the nation’s largest voucher program.

Florida’s voucher audit is a warning: the state lost track of 30,000 students and hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars that should have supported public schools. Kids pay the price when there’s no oversight. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

A *lot* of folks in our communities say they feel like the air is better. Some people reply saying that their feeling is psychosomatic, but I’m not sure that’s the case.

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy but isn’t a selfie

Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger come together in this iconic performance of “(You Gotta Walk And) Don’t Look Back,” a powerful blend of reggae and rock originally released in 1978 on Tosh’s Bush Doctor… Peter Tosh & Mick Jagger - Walk & Don't Look Back (Official Video)

Don’t look back youtu.be/R6z_qanBMHA?...

ICE raided Augsburg University in Minnesota and allegedly pointed guns at students.

They didn’t have a warrant to be on private property, and students are shaken and left feeling unsafe.

At least one was detained.

They’re not going after criminals.

They’re grabbing anyone they can.

YouTube video by pigwiththefaceofaboy Complete History Of The Soviet Union, Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris

Because I just looked it up for someone else and realized some of y'all might not have ever seen this absolute genius: A Complete History Of The Soviet Union Through The Eyes Of A Humble Worker As Arranged To The Melody Of Tetris:

youtu.be/hWTFG3J1CP8?...